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Audi A6 is designed to deliver the best comforts and advanced safety. The car has got a powerful engine under its hood. Still it tries to maintain good fuel efficiency.When we come to the market status of the segment class, the immediate market rival for Audi A6 is the BMW counterpart, i.e. the BMW 5-series. Again, we find that direct comparison is not so fruitful, as both the models are at their best.

Highlighting Features :
The new A6 is designed passionately to deliver the highest of all the most recent features. The 3.2L engine in the FSI Quattro variant of Audi A6 produces a whopping 256 ps at 6400 rpm. Also it produces substantial torque (peak value of 335 Nm). The engine output figures for A6 are surely one of the best in its class. The extra added space to interior volume due to the modified design is another point of attraction. The fuel efficiency, although not the excellent, still manages to reach the satisfying level.

General statistics :

• Name and Model : Audi A6 3.2 FSI Quattro
• Ex showroom price (Mumbai) : Rs 45, 00, 000 (May vary)
• Body type : Luxury Sedan
• Available colors :
  • Light Silver Metallic,
  • Night Blue,
  • Phantom Black,
  • Ibis White,
• Engine type : 3.2L, V6, Petrol
• Maximum power : 256 @ 6400 (ps@rpm)
• Maximum torque : 335 @ 3200 (Nm@rpm)
• Top Speed : 250 km/h
• Acceleration(0-100) : 6.8 sec
• Steering : Power
• Brakes : Front disc and drum, Rear disc
• Transmission : 6 speed automatic
• Wheels : 17 Inch Alloy
• Fuel tank size : 70
• Fuel efficiency : 10.1 (km/L, For highway), 6.6 (km/L, For city)
• Seating Capacity : 5

Comments :
The new A6, a D+ segment sedan, is evolved of the best engineering practices and technologies by Audi. A brilliant touch of the German engineering reflects throughout the new A6. Profoundly comfortable, exceptionally safe and highly powerful, is what the new Audi a6 is! Following lines list out the highlighting features to elaborate the above mentioned qualities in A6.

<strong>Pros :

• 3.2L 252bhp V6 Petrol
• Front suspension- Four link, double wishbones with anti-roll bar
• Rear Suspension- Independent Trapezoidal link
• Electrically adjustable exterior mirrors & heated, body-colored housing, Xenon plus headlights with gas discharge technology for low and high beams including headlight cleaning system
• First-aid kit, Side airbags for the outer rear seats
• Floor mats for the rear foot-well, matching the interior color chosen, Foot-well lights at the front and rear with LED technology, entry/exit lights at the rear, illuminated ashtrays in the rear doors, Inlays in Walnut brown for the door panels, dashboard and a large centre console area; inlay trim for the door panels and the dashboard with an aluminum finish
• Leather upholstery in leather Milano; seat covers, head restraints, centre-armrest at the rear & door panels, Storage package consisting of a storage net on the back of the front seats, a drawer under the front seats, a storage net in the front-seat passenger foot-well & two cup/can holders in the rear-seat centre armrest
• Active reflectors in the front and rear doors, Centre armrest, front, storage compartment with high-open lid, adjustable armrest angle, Coming/leaving home function, Cruse control system, Deluxe automatic air-conditioning with separate air distribution on the driver’s & front-seat passenger’s sides, digital temperature display, rear air vents, air sensor, button for quick defrosting & humidity sensor,
• Electrically adjustable front seats with electric lumbar support, Electrically tilting/sliding glass sunroof with automatic preselection of the required sliding-roof position, tinted glass insert, variable sunshield, convenience closing from the outside via the central locking system, Folding rear seats, can be split and folded 1/3 or 2/3, four lashing eyes in the luggage compartment, on saloon can be locked from inside with two locks,
• Lighting package including illumination of the area outside doors below the wing mirrors, ambient lighting of the centre console and of the door panels at the front and rear, Optical parking assistant for front & rear with an image of the area directly behind the vehicle shown on the MMI display, the camera behind discreetly mounted in the boot lid handle, Roller sunblind protects the rear-seat passengers against exposure to direct sunlight
• Servotronic, no-maintenance rack and pinion with speed-based power assistance, 5-channel Bose Sound System
• 8-channel amplifier, 13 loudspeakers including a central speaker in the instrument panel and 2 surround loudspeakers in the rear shelf for an out-standing experience of sound; total output 270 watts
• Extended radio system with double tuner, DSP sound system and 6-disc CD changer (MP3 and WMA compatible) instead of the single CD drive in the glove compartment
• Multi-Media interface, integrated control concept, comprising of MMI terminal and MMI display (high-resolution 7-inch color screen in instrument panel)

Cons:

• High price tag
• High maintenance cost

Bottom Line :
The arrival of Audi A6 was one most awaited in the Indian Sedan Market. This is due to the car’s reputation all over the world! The Audi A6 is one of the most successful cars in the business suit. No wonder, people were eagerly waiting for its launching in India!

It is needless to say that the car has got everything in it, at the supreme level (including its price!). The exterior looks are highly refined! A strong look by the car through its extremely beautiful headlights glowing with combination of luminous lamps and the large grill is enough to enchant the viewer! The engine takes you to your dream speed within few seconds effortlessly and that too without producing any turbulence in your physical and mental peace.

Undoubtedly, the new Audi A6 is worth including in the list of your dream cars!